Canarium Latistipulatum
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''Canarium latistipulatum'' is a tree in the family
Burseraceae The Burseraceae are a moderate-sized family of 17-19 genera and about 540 species of woody flowering plants. The actual numbers given in taxonomic sources differ according to taxonomic revision at the time of writing. The Burseraceae are also ...
. The
specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin gramm ...
''latistipulatum'' means 'wide
stipule In botany, a stipule is an outgrowth typically borne on both sides (sometimes on just one side) of the base of a leafstalk (the petiole (botany), petiole). They are primarily found among dicots and rare among monocots. Stipules are considered part ...
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Description

''Canarium latistipulatum'' grows up to tall. The powdery-brown fruits are oblong and measure up to long.


Subspecies

Two subspecies of ''Canarium latistipulatum'' are recognised: *''Canarium latistipulatum'' subsp. ''latistipulatum'' *''Canarium latistipulatum'' subsp. ''mitus'' –
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Distribution and habitat

''Canarium latistipulatum'' is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Borneo Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...
. Its habitat is lowland rain forests.


References

latistipulatum Endemic flora of Borneo Trees of Borneo Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests Plants described in 1930 {{Sapindales-stub